Check-holder.



'D. G. COLE.

011501: HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1913.

1,1 27 188, Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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CHECK-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DEMMITT C. COLE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Shelby, in the county of Polk and State or? Nebraska, of the United States of America, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Check-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

lily present invention relates to check holders, and my object is to provide a device embodying two relatively movable members together with means including connections between the members whereby to cause them to automatically move against and with respect to one another when a check has been placed therebetween, and whereby to permit of the ready introduction of a check between the members by the use of one hand only. The means I employ to the end that the above objects may be carried out, comprise a supporting member to which are connected upper and lower check holding members, the upper member being pivoted at its rear end and the lower member being pivoted intermediate its ends and a link 0011* necting the rear end of the lower member with the upper member at a point intermediate the ends of the latter, the lower member being provided with a spring beneath its forward end, acting to press the said forward end upwardly and against a correspondingly lowering movement of the forward end of the upper member.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved check holder, and, Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken therethrough.

Referring now to these figures, the supporting member consists of a relatively flat and substantially rectangular base A and an upright A which rises from the base A at a point adjacent to the rear edge of the latter and substantially midway between its side edges, this upright being provided with a slotted opening a which is elongated vertically, and having upper and lower transverse openings receiving the upper and lower pivot pins B and B respectively located adjacent the rear and forward edges of the upright.

The clasping or holding members C and C are each formed of a narrow elongated strip of metal, the rear ends of which are disposed edgewise in the slotted openings a of the upright, and the upper ends of which Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1913.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915. Serial No. 769,012.

are twisted at right angles and are consid' erably enlarged in order to provide check engaging portions 0 and c. As clearly indicated in Fig. 2 the rear end of the upper member C is pivoted on the pin 13 while the lower member 0 is pivoted intermediate its ends on the pin 13, the rear extremity of the said lower member being pivotally connected by a single member in the form of a link D to the upper member C at a point intermediate the ends of the latter.

Between the outer check engaging portion 0 of the lower member C and the base plate A is disposed a compression coil spring E which bears upwardly against this portion of the lower member at all times and thus tends to draw the upper member C downwardly thereagainst. Thus when it is desired to introduce a check between the clasping or holding members, it is simply necessary to take the check in one hand and with the fingers bear downwardly upon the outer portion 0 of the lower member C, which results in raising the upper member C in order that the check may be conveniently and readily introduced and automatically clamped by the action of the spring E and the connecting link D when pressure on the lower member C is released.

I claim:

1. In a check holder, the combination of a supporting member comprising a substan tially flat base, and an upright extending from the base adjacent its rear end and provided with a vertical elongated, slot, upper and lower clasping members, each of which comprises a strip extended edgewise into the slot of the upright and provided with an enlarged outer end twisted at right angles thereto forming a check engaging portion, the upper clasping member being pivoted at its rear end within the slot of the upright, and the lower clasping member being pivoted at a point intermediate its ends within the slot or the upright, a link pivotally connected at its lower end with the rear extremity of the lower clasping member and at its upper end to the upper clasping member at a point intermediate the ends of the latter, and a compression coil spring disposed between the forward check engaging portion of the lower clasping member and the base, all for the purpose described.

2. In a check holder, a support, a clasp-- ing member pivoted at its end to the sup port, a second clasping member pivoted in termediate its ends to the support and spaced vertically from the first clasping member, and a connection between said clasping members consisting of a single link pivoted at its ends directly to the said clasping members adjacent the pivots of the latter, for constraining their opposite ends to movements in relatively opposite directions.

3. In a check holder, the combination of a pair of clasping members in superposed relation and each consisting of a strip disposed edgewise in a vertical direction and having itsouter end portion substantially widened and twisted to extend edgewise in a horizontal direction, a support to which the Copies of this patent may be obtained for lower clasping member is pivoted adjacent its rear end and to which the upper clasping member is pivoted at its rear extremity, a link consisting of a strip pivoted at its lower end to the rear extremity of the lower clasping member in the rear of the pivot of the latter and at its upper end to the upper clasping member forwardly of the pivot of the latter, and a spring disposed beneath the outer end of the lower clasping member to bear upwardly thereagainst.

DEMMITT C. COLE.

Witnesses I G120. E. BRIGHAM, B. H. BLEVINS.

Washington, D. 0. 

